UNOCAL (Founding Supporter)

Donation/Gift of Center’s field station

Endowment for Two Professors of Marine Science

Program Endowment

Unocal donated their pier at Avila Beach to Cal Poly’s College of Science and Mathematics for the establishment of the Center for Coastal Marine Sciences. Along with the $18 million pier, Unocal donated $3 million for an endowment for continued maintenance of the pier and $500,000 for immediate maintenance issues – a total of $21,500,000

The Cal Poly Pier is owned by the State of California and the California State University system. However, the pier is not supported by State funds. The Center for Coastal Marine Sciences is dependent on grants, the income from the endowment established by Unocal, and donations of corporations, alumni and friends to continue our operations and to further develop the Pier as an educational facility. We would like to thank the following donors for their support of the pier and our marine education program.